Let Me Sum Up

A fortnightly podcast that sums up all those reports on climate and energy you don't have time to read. Because there is too much.

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Recent Episodes

May 22, 2025

“Unlimited Power!!!” Cackle Energy Wonks Calculating Australia’s Clean Trade Opportunity

We're stroking our chins and counting prospective clean economy dollarbucks this week with the Superpower Institute’s fleshed-out manifesto for Australia leadership in superpower trade. Next stop: WORLD DOMINATION!!!
May 8, 2025

There Is Too Much: The Federal Election's Impact On Climate And Energy Policy

In this bonus episode we dig into the detail on what the Australian federal election means for climate and energy policy.
May 4, 2025

Pearls And Kidney Stones, Fresh And Steaming From The Bloody Guts Of The 2025 Election

Your intrepid hosts sift through the rubble of the 2025 Australian federal election, and consider what the shellacking for the Coalition and the sizeable majority won by Labor means for climate and energy policy.

About the Hosts

Luke Menzel

Luke leans into his obsessions; as CEO of the Energy Efficiency Council he gets to bang on about the role of efficiency and electrification in Australia's energy transition. And as a host of LMSU and the EEC's First Fuel podcast, he gets to keep banging on about the demand side *plus* everything else climate and energy.

At the time of writing Luke's attempts to get Frankie and Tennant to start one or more LMSU spinoff podcasts focused on movies, tv shows, board games, video games and/or Lego have been unsuccessful.

Frankie Muskovic

A senior sustainability and public policy leader passionate about diversity, ethics in leadership, championing social justice issues and advocating ambitious public policy to support the transition to a zero emissions economy. My experience includes a diverse range of roles from technical engineering consulting and international development work, to government and industry roles focused on energy and climate change policy. I am currently the National Policy Director at the Property Council of Australia and lead the national policy and advocacy agenda on sustainability, cities, housing and regulatory affairs for the property industry and moonlight as a co-host of the popular climate and energy podcast Let Me Sum Up.

Tennant Reed

By day, Tennant is climate and energy guy for the Australian Industry Group. By night, he is a podcast co-host, a role-playing game moderator and an enthusiastic cook. At all times, a tireless carbon border adjustment enthusiast and dodgy spreadsheet wrangler!